lord

lord
[[t]lɔrd[/t]]
n.
1) a person who has authority, control, or power over others; master or ruler
2) a person who exercises authority from property rights; an owner of land, houses, etc
3) a person who is a leader or has great influence in a profession:
the great lords of banking[/ex]
4) why a feudal superior; the proprietor of a manor
5) gov a titled nobleman or peer; a person whose ordinary appellation contains by courtesy the title Lord or some higher title
6) gov Lords, the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal comprising the House of Lords
7) gov (cap.) (in Great Britain)
a) the title of certain high officials:
Lord Mayor of London[/ex]
b) the formally polite title of a bishop:
Lord Bishop of Durham[/ex]
c) the title informally substituted for marquis, earl, viscount, etc
8) rel (cap.) the Supreme Being; God
9) rel (cap.) Jesus Christ
10) archaic husband
11) (often cap.) (used in exclamatory phrases to express surprise, delight, dismay, etc.):
Lord, what a beautiful day![/ex]
12) idp lord it, to behave arrogantly or imperiously:
to lord it over one's friends[/ex]
Idiom. Etymology: bef. 900; ME lord, loverd, OE hlāford, hlāfweard lit., loaf-keeper. See loaf I, ward

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Lord — Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf}, and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.] 1. One who has power and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lord — 〈[lɔ:d] m. 6〉 1. engl. Adelstitel 2. Inhaber dieses Titels [engl., „Herr“] * * * Lọrd [lɔ:d], der; s, s [engl. lord < mengl. lōverd < aengl. hlāford = Herr, zu: hlāf = Brot(laib) u. weard = Schutzherr, Wart, also eigtl. = Brotherr,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Lord — n [singular] 1.) a) a title of God or Jesus Christ, used when praying ▪ Thank you, Lord, for your blessings. b) the Lord God or Jesus Christ, used when talking about God ▪ The Lord helps and guides us. 2.) Lord (only) knows …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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